pillion
1 of 2noun
pil·lion ˈpil-yən 
1
a
: a light saddle for women consisting chiefly of a cushion
b
: a pad or cushion put on behind a man's saddle chiefly for a woman to ride on
2
chiefly British : a motorcycle or bicycle saddle for a passenger
pillion
2 of 2adverb
chiefly British
: on or as if on a pillion
ride pillion
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021 Passenger accommodations have been made more comfortable with a wider and larger pillion perch but riding two-up will be intimate. Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2020 The central seating position stays, but the T.50S loses one of the flanking passenger seats; there will only be room for a single brave pillion on the left. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 3 Sep. 2020
Noun
See your dealer for frame sliders, pillion seat cowl, Akrapovic slip-on performance exhaust, tank bag, and lower engine cowl. Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021 Passenger accommodations have been made more comfortable with a wider and larger pillion perch but riding two-up will be intimate. Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2020 The central seating position stays, but the T.50S loses one of the flanking passenger seats; there will only be room for a single brave pillion on the left. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 3 Sep. 2020 Word History
Etymology
Noun
Scots Gaelic or Irish; Scottish Gaelic pillean, diminutive of peall covering, couch; Irish pillín, diminutive of peall covering, couch
First Known Use
Noun
1503, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adverb
1852, in the meaning defined above